Environmental Education and Nigerian Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP): Implications for Curriculum Development.

Mansaray, A.; Ajiboye, J. O.

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ERIC Number: EJ556127

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Environmental Education and Nigerian Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP): Implications for Curriculum Development.

Mansaray, A.; Ajiboye, J. O.

International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, v16 n3 p317-24 Jul-Sep 1997

Nigerian secondary students were surveyed regarding selected environmental issues to determine prevailing knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Students performed very poorly in the knowledge component of the questionnaire and demonstrated negative attitudes towards issues. Students also indicated practices that were harmful to a healthy environment. Discusses the implications of these findings for developing an environmental education curriculum for Nigeria. (PVD)

Descriptors: Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Holistic Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires, Secondary Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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